I love a good book cover design, so when a book gets a brand new cover I suddenly turn into a reality show judge. Check out the three YA cover redesigns I recently spotted.
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Attending VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Night
While I was on my cruise this summer, I saw quite a few people stretched out on the deck reading The Golem and The Jinni. And All I could think was “oh, pretty cover.” So, on in the airport, I grabbed The Golem and The Jinni from the Overdrive and was blown away within the first twenty pages.It’s the story of the year in the life of two immigrant to America at the turn of the century, one is an ancient Jinni and the other is a woman made of clay abandoned after her creation….
This Summer So Far….in Books
Dispatches From BookCon: #WeNeeDiverseBooks
Last weekend Kat and I made the trip to attend the inaugural BookCon . The one day event offered panels, autographing and chances for fans to connect. We had to see it for ourselves so here is our account of BookCon 2014
For the uninitiated, #WeNeedDiverseBook is a movement that refuses to be a trend. In response to the disparity of minorities in children’s and YA literature, Ellen Oh and 21 other authors worked together to create the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign that ran for 3 days in May.
We participated here on Books and Sensibility and the fact that there was going to be a panel at BookCon was one of the reasons we wanted to attend BookCon.
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| So many phones went up ! |
We arrived 30 minutes early and the room was already packed. It was great to see so many people excited about diversity and books. For me it was so cool to see a panel full of authors of color. Seeing so many different people really shows how problematic representation is in YA and children’s fiction.
As the authors talked about how they dealt with identity in their reading lives, I found myself nodding along to some of their experiences.
Ellen Oh announced the future of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign and she is in it for the long haul. Here are some of the highlights :
- #WeNeedDiverseBooks will work with NEA’s Read Across America to promote diverse books and authors.
- Announcement of the second Lee and Low BooksNew Vision Award.
- WNDB is developing a 2016 Diversity In Children’s book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Can I say how excited I am about the book festival ? D.C is in my backyard so I hope I can attend/volunteer.
If you missed the panel you canread the transcript here orlisten to the audio !
Dispatches From BookCon, The Bright Spots
Last weekend Kat and I attend the first ever BookCon in NYC. The one day event offered panels, autographing and chances for fans to connect with publishers. We had to see it for ourselves, so here is our account of BookCon 2014. Based on my experiences here is who I think shined at BookCon.
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Our YA Genre Kryptonite
GENRE KRYPTONITE [zhahn-ruh kryptonite]
noun
1. That moment when your TBR pile is overflowing, your to-read list on Goodreads is overwhelming, and then you see THIS TYPE OF BOOK it makes it’s way on to your pile, no excuses needed.
Origin: http://bookriot.com/category/genre-kryptonite/
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